I was an ‘art’ student in the ’90s and used to draw and paint a lot (above) and when I say ‘a lot’ I’m not even remotely joking. I used to paint and draw all the time at college, out of it, around it and after it.

I eventually burnt out in early-mid 2000’s and came to despise pretty much all art except the hateful little scrawls I made when coming to terms with a soulless job I didn’t enjoy (above).

Around 2007 I started painting and drawing again and getting back into the mark making business (below).

This interest again slowed down when my daughter was born in 2009 but at least it didn’t end in me hating ‘art’ again.

Now in 2012 I’ve picked up the brush and pencil again, looking to perhaps restart and see what interests me now. A “here we go again” affair. I wonder how long this episode will last?

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The best part of doing a wee bit of painting this time around was getting Anna’s input: